Although Athens-Clarke County is among the bluest in Georgia, alternative political viewpoints do exist here. The purpose of this blog is to give periodic voice to some of the libertarian and conservative ones concerning selected local, state, and national issues.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Well, it’s 1974 all over again – and that is not such a bad
thing.To wit:

Back in August, Lynyrd Skynyrd released Last of a Dyin' Breed, an eleven
track studio album.The boys played on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
on 01 October.

Then, in September, ZZ Top released La Futura, a ten track studio album,
their first in almost a decade.The trio
is coming off of a gig on The Tonight
Show with Jay Leno back on 21 September.

Next, we have Led Zeppelin’s Celebration Day, a live
concert film from back in December 2007, playing this week in selected
theatres.The 16 track 2-CD set comes
out on 19 November.

And if you are in the mood for more live music, The
Who is playing The Arena at Gwinnett Center over in Duluth on 05
November.It is their first US tour in
four years.

Finally comes GRRR!, a fiftieth
anniversary retrospective by the Rolling Stones (including a couple of new
songs) slated for US release on 13 November.The album will be available in either three-CD 50 track or “deluxe” 4-CD
80 track versions.

Of course, all of the bands, with the exception of Led Zeppelin
who has vowed never to tour again, are currently out on the road either in the
States or in England.And for all of my
fellow Tolkien nerds, if you scour Led Zeppelin's lyrics, you can find any
number of Middle Earth references.